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New Fingerprint Test Can Distinguish Whether Person Ingested Cocaine or Only Touched It

Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020

Filed under: Drug Testing

New Fingerprint Test Can Distinguish Whether Person Ingested Cocaine or Only Touched It by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Forensic researchers from the University of Surrey in southeast England have revealed they can examine fingerprints to determine whether a person has ingested cocaine or merely touched cocaine. In 2017, Melanie …

Scottish Psychologist’s Study Focuses On Why the Innocent May Confess to Crimes

Article • December 30, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Guilty Pleas, Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Conviction, International

Scottish Psychologist’s Study Focuses On Why the Innocent May Confess to Crimes by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Dr. Faye Skelton of Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland, has published a report detailing the tendency of some individuals to confess to crimes they did not commit. She noted that research from …

News in Brief

Article • December 21, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arkansas: Police officer Josh Hastings shot and killed 15-year-old burglary suspect Bobby Moore III in August 2012 while investigating car break-ins at an apartment complex. Although the now-former officer was criminally charged, two trials closed with hung juries. After that, a wrongful death lawsuit in which …

Hair Analysis a Useful but Not Foolproof Forensic Tool

Article • September 24, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018

Filed under: Crime Labs

Hair Analysis a Useful but Not Foolproof Forensic Tool by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Richard Paul, a Bournemouth University, England, chemistry professor and specialist in toxicological hair analysis, maintains that although the relatively new technology can be useful, it is far from foolproof. He cautions that even though the …

Drug Detection Using Fingerprints in the Works

Article • August 17, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018

Filed under: Drug Testing, Statistics/Trends

Drug Detection Using Fingerprints in the Works by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to techdirt.com, scientists at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom have developed a new forensic technique that, in as little as 30 seconds, analyzes sweat found along the ridges of fingerprints to determine whether …

News in Brief

Article • August 15, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: If Senate Bill (SB) 439 successfully winds its way through the California Legislature, the state would bar the juvenile justice system from hearing the cases of children younger than 12 who have been criminally charged. The bill’s co-sponsor, state Senator Holly Mitchell, said “The vast …

News in Brief

Article • June 18, 2018 • from CLN July, 2018

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: The family of a mentally ill man who was shot and killed in 2014 by Lodi, California, police officers Scott Bratton and Adam Lockie settled with the city for $2.65 million on April 24, 2018, after U.S. District Court Judge Troy Nunley denied the city’s …

The Vegan Society, U.K.-- Guide for Vegan Prisoners, 2018

Publication • 2018

Filed under: Work, Medication, Food

The Vegan Society, U.K.-- Guide for Vegan Prisoners, 2018 Nutritional advice Nutrients that deserve special attention Well-planned vegan diets can provide all the nutrients that our bodies need. If you’re catering for people who exclude animal products from their diets, there are several nutritional considerations that need to be taken …

Cautionary Tale: Visible Fingertips in Cellphone Pictures Can Get You Arrested

Article • May 21, 2018 • from CLN June, 2018

Cautionary Tale: Visible Fingertips in Cellphone Pictures Can Get You Arrested by Steve Horn by Steve Horn For those in the U.S. who enjoy taking photos on their cellphones, particularly of illicit activities or potentially illegal ones, the South Wales Police force has sent a warning shot across the Atlantic …

News in Brief

Article • May 15, 2018 • from CLN June, 2018

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arkansas: The taxpayers of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, face a lawsuit that was filed in response to a video-taped incident of unlawful detention, assault, deprivation of rights and, eventually, conspiracy carried out by police officer Matthew Mercado in December 2016. Railroad worker Adam Finley was stopped by …

Penal Reform International, Thailand Institute of Justice: Global Prison Trends, 2018

Publication • April 1, 2018

Filed under: Discrimination, Strip Searches, Crime/Demographics, Prison/Jail Murders, Statistics/Trends, War on Terror, War on Drugs, Food, Overcrowding, Lockdowns, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Terrorism, Death Penalty/Death Row, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons, Guards/Staff, Assaults on Staff, Transgender, Discrimination (Transgender)

Penal Reform International, Thailand Institute of Justice: Global Prison Trends, 2018 GLOBAL PRISON TRENDS 2018 SPECIAL FOCUS Pull-out section The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders in the era of sustainable development Global Prison Trends 2018 This document is co-published and produced with financial assistance from the Thailand Institute of Justice …

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Statistics/Trends

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018 World Prison Population List twelfth edition Roy Walmsley Introduction This twelfth edition of the World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in 223 prison systems in independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the …

Life in Prison U.K.

Publication • November 17, 2017

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement

Life in Prison U.K. Life in prison: Living conditions A findings paper by HM Inspectorate of Prisons October 2017 Findings paper Glossary of terms We try to make our reports as clear as possible, but if you find terms that you do not know, please see the Glossary of terms …

Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales - Annual Report 2016-2017, 2017

Publication • July 19, 2017

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Totality of Conditions, Excessive Force, Prisoner Privileges, Immigration, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Suicides, Juvenile Prisons

Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales - Annual Report 2016-2017, 2017 HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales Annual Report 2016–17 HC 208 HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales Annual Report 2016–17 Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 5A of the Prison Act …

Annual Report 2006-2007, Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody (UK), 2007

Publication • February 24, 2016

Filed under: International, Wrongful Death, Police

Annual Report 2006-2007, Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody (UK), 2007 Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007 1 Designed and printed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission on behalf of the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody 2 Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody Annual Report 2006-2007 …

Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody - Annual Report 2006 - 2007, IPCC, 2007

Publication • February 15, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Police

Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody - Annual Report 2006 - 2007, IPCC, 2007 Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007 1 Designed and printed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission on behalf of the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody 2 Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody …

Imagining more than just a prisoner - Prisoners Penfriends, Warwick Law School, 2015

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Mail

Imagining more than just a prisoner - Prisoners Penfriends, Warwick Law School, 2015 University of Warwick School of Law Legal Studies RESEARCH Paper No. 2015/12 Imagining more than just a prisoner: The work of Prisoners’ Penfriends Jacqueline Hodgson and Juliet Horne APRIL 2015 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2607575 Imagining more …

Analysis of Sex Offender Requirements and Civil Committment in U.S. and U.K. Kate Hynes Penn St. J. of Law & Int. Affairs 2013

Publication • November 1, 2013

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Residence, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Civil Commitment

Analysis of Sex Offender Requirements and Civil Committment in U.S. and U.K. Kate Hynes Penn St. J. of Law & Int. Affairs 2013 Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs Volume 2 | Issue 2 November 2013 The Cost of Fear: An Analysis of Sex Offender Registration, Community Notification, …